Head rod and ring holder for awnings



Dec, 19, 1922. 1,439,344. J. C. TRUEMPER. I v HEAD ROD AND RING HOLDER FOR AWNINGS.

FILED JAN-31,1921.

' INVENTOR. JOHN C TRUEMPER.

Patented Dec. 119, 11922.

. UNETED STATES JOHN C. TRUEMPER, 0F INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA.

HEAD ROD AND RING HOLDER FOR AWNINGS.

Application filed January 31, 1921. Serial No. 441,296.

To all whom it may concern,

Be it knownthat I, JOHN C. TRUEMPER, a citizen of. the United States, residing at Indianapolis, in the county of Marion and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Head Rods and Ring Holders'for Awnings, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a combined head rod and ring holder for-awnings and thelike, the prime feature of the invention being the provision of a strap, preferably of metal, which is bent upon itself, and these bent ends passedon opposite sides of the head rod of the awning, a ring being first entered between the arms of the strap, the paralleling arms of the strap having slots therethrough for the reception of an anchoring means. I i

A further feature of the invention is in so constructing the strap that it may be readily removed from the awning and re-engaged with the anchoring means so that the strap will not become lost when the awnings are stored away.

Other objects and advantages will be here inafter more fully set forth and pointed out in the accompanying specification.

In the accompanying drawings,

Figure l is a perspective view of a window awning showing the improved holder applied to use,

Figure 2 is a perspective view of one of the holders with the cloth portion of the awning removed,

Figure 3 is a similar view of a modified form of holder, i t

Figure 4 is a sectional View of the modified structure, and

Figure 5 is a plan View fore the same are separated into sections.

Referring to the drawings, 1 indicates a window frame to which is secured any suitable form' of awning 2, said awning being formed of the usual cloth andhaving one end secured to a swinging frame 3 while the opposite end thereof' is provided with a loop through which passes a head rod ,4.

Various devices have been provided for securing the upper end of the awning to the window frameor parts of the building and in the present instance a strap 5 is used which is preferably constructed of any suitable flexible metal, the'ends of the straps be ing'bent together so as to overlap .e'achiother of the holders be and form a loop and adjacent the outer ends of these overlapped sections are provided registering slots 6. When applying the straps to use, slits 7 are formed through the loop portion of the awning 2 and one arin of the strap entered therethrough and passed to one side of the-head rod 4 while the other arm of the strap passes to the opposite side of the head rod and over the loop portion of the awning. The ends of the strap are then pressed together and introduced over any suitable form of anchoring means, preferably a screw eye8, the eye portion being turned parallel with the slots 6 and then turned at right angles to the;slots after the arms of the strap have been passed over the head of the screw eye, thereby firmly holding the strap in position and directing the entire weight of the awning against the stem portion of the screw eye, and as this weight is placed immediately adjacent that-portion of the screw eye entered into the parts .of the building, it will withstand great strain with-v out loosening the screw eyefrom the parts of -the building. Irior'to attaching the strap to the awning, a ring 9 is entered between the arms of the'strap so that when the strap is engaged with the head rod of the awning said rod will'be between the ring and the open end of the strip, consequently when the strap is engaged with the screw eye the ring will be held against disengagement from the strap; Any suitable form of ring may be provided, but in the present instance the ring is preferably constructed of glass as it has been found-sufliciently strong to withstand the strain of the awning rope 10 passing therethrough, and this form of ring does not wear the rope as rapidly as metal rings. In Figures 3 and 4 of the drawings a slightly modified form of strap is shown and in this instance one arm of the strap 11 has an opening 12 therethrough which is substantially dart-shaped while the opposite arm of the strap 11 has a tongue 13 struck' therefrom.

which extends through the opening 12 and is bent downwardly over the face of the strap, thereby locking the ends of the strap together. The formation of the tongue 13 also provides an opening 14 in registration with the opening 12 and with this form of device a nail 15 or similar anchoring meansmay be employed for securing the strap to the parts of the building from which the awning is suspended. When the straps arebent into curved proper shape they form a perfect loop so that there is no possibility of the head rod or ring becoming disengaged therefrom after the straps have been anchored in place. The awning can be very quickly secured in posi tion on the building as it requires but a momentof time to apply the strap around the ring and head rod and enter the anchoring means through the slots in the ends of the strap,- and likewise the awning may be as expeditiously removed, and to avoid misplacing the straps they may be disengaged from the awning and left hanging from the .anchoring means so that they will always be in place when the awnings are again put up. The straps 5 may be made in individual lengths, if desired, but they are preferably formed in a continuous strip and V-shaped notches formed in opposite edges of the strip at intervals so that by slightly bending the strip at these points the sections of strap may be readily removed from the strip as occasion may require, thus avoiding loss of the straps should they be cut into individual sec tions.

. In-some instances the ring 9 may be entirely dispensed with and the closed end of the strap orloop curved by bending the edges 16 of the strap, the rope l0 sliding over this portion 17 instead of through the ring. It will be understood, of course, that the ring can be used in connection with this form, if desired, this feature being shown in Figure 3 of the drawings.

Having thus fully described my said invention. what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A combined head rod and ring holder for awnings comprising a head rod, a strap bent into loop formation. the arms of said strap passing on opposite sides of said head rod, a ring through which said arms pass, the upper free ends of said strap having regstcring openings therethrough, and means LX- tending through said openings for anchoring the strap in suspended position. a

2. A combined head rod and ring holder for awnings comprising a strap bent upon itself, the edges of said strap at its point of bending being pinched or bent outwardly for storming an oval curved surface. the paralleling ends of the strap having registering openings therethrough, and means for engagement with said openings for suspending the strap in operative position.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal at Indianapolis. Indiana, this 25th day of January, A. D. nineteen hundred and twenty-one.

J OHN C. TRUElVI-PER. l L. s] Witnesses CAREY S. FRYE, M. L. SHULER. 

